The primary means of transportation are taxis, buses, and local rickshaws. Taxis are available at any time of the day, and the nearest bus station is the Pachferwa bus station. Dhapri Town is well connected by roads and rail to the surrounding big cities, such as Mughalsarai and Varanasi The Mughalsarai Railway Station is on the Allahabad–Kanpur route. Mail or express trains often stop at the Mughalsarai Railway Station. The preferred method of transport in Dhapri is road, with the national highway connecting Dhapri to Kolkata and Kanpur.

Mughal Sarai is on National Highway No. 2, which is known as Grand Trunk Road made by the emperor Sher Shah Suri. Sher Shah Suri had named this road as Sadak-e-Azam. In ancient times this road was known as Uttarapath. Jarasandh adopted this very route to attack Mathura under the Kingship of Lord Krishna. Mughalsarai is located 667 kilometres (414 mi) far from Kolkata by road.